Ruth Anna Buffalo

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Ruth Anna Buffalo

Ruth Anna Buffalo chairs the Board of directors at North Dakota Human Rights Coalition.

Ruth Anna Buffalo is a public health professional and educator. She is a volunteer to several local and statewide boards which focus on improving the quality of life for all people. She is a member to various advisory councils focused on women’s health, women’s leadership and local food systems. Her consultant and independent contract work has included; ACLU of ND, Honor the Earth, Sacred Pipe Resource Center, and the MHA Nation. Her work includes advocacy, community capacity-building and continued reconciliation efforts through education. Ruth hopes her efforts will contribute to policy changes in all levels of government for future generations. She is a community advocate for all people. Her passion is safe and healthy communities. Ms. Buffalo has served on the Board of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition since 2011.[1]

Background

Ruth Anna Buffalo, Mia Eh’Desh or Woman Appears, is a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, and is originally from Mandaree, North Dakota, located on the Fort Berthold reservation.

Buffalo has devoted her education and career to improving the health and lives of the public. She has 20+ years of community work ranging from youth to building community coalitions. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (Si Tanka University), and earned a Master degree in Public Health from North Dakota State University (NDSU), and Master degrees in Management and in Business Administration from University of Mary.

Her background includes health services, research, policy and education in public health. She has worked on several projects in the areas of community wellness, traffic safety, substance use community interventions, culturally tailored breast cancer awareness materials, and maternal and child health. Ruth is also a small business owner, as her family owns a local barbershop.

Ruth’s background in public health and indigenous perspective guide her work. She recently ran for public office in 2016 as a candidate for ND Insurance Commissioner, and also completed work for the ACLU of North Dakota which focused on Standing Rock. She is a new board member to the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, and is an alumni of several women’s leadership initiatives. Prior consultant work includes the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation’s Summer Youth Employment Program and Sacred Pipe Resource Center. Currently, she is a consultant for Honor the Earth, which focuses on anti-racism work through community capacity building, reconciliation, education and partnerships.[2]

Education

Okinawa letter

October 31, 2022 more than 40 US elected officials, apparently all members of Democratic Socialists of America signed a letter to Jack Reed, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate/

We, the undersigned civil society groups, write to make urgent requests regarding the Japanese and U.S. governments' plan to construct a U.S. military base at Henoko-Oura Bay in Okinawa, promoted as a replacement facility for the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station located in the middle of Ginowan City on Okinawa Island (FRF project)...We ask the U.S. Congress to review the FRF construction plan with the same integrity and determination that it has shown in protecting the coastal and ocean environments of the United States.

Signatories included Ruth Anna Buffalo, North Dakota State Representative (ND), as well as Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, World BEYOND War, The Red Nation, Nodutdol, Center for Biological Diversity, Worker Communist Party of Iraq, CODEPINK, New York Peace Council, Democratic Socialists of America International Committee. and many others.[3]

Native American Presidential Forum

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Ruth Anna Buffalo at the Native American Presidential Forum with Bernie Sanders.

OneFargo Rally

For the first time, local protest organizers revealed a list of demands they made to Fargo-Moorhead mayors and police during a peaceful event on Friday, June 5 2020, that followed a week of protest, riot and threats.

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Jamaal Abegaz, a member of the Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America, read the list aloud as a crowd of more than 1,000 people cheered in Island Park in Fargo.

The demands included:

Mayors Tim Mahoney of Fargo and Johnathan Judd of Moorhead were to publicly call for the arrests of the three Minneapolis police officers who stood by during the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody (The three were jailed Wednesday, June 3).

  • The creation of local police oversight boards with no law enforcement on the boards.
  • Equal representation on all local city boards to reflect the area's diversity, including health, education and public safety boards.
  • Increased education of police officers through mandatory cultural diversity training.
  • Improved psychological examinations of police officers.*
  • For the cities of Fargo and Moorhead to actively help new Americans find needed resources.
  • End police use of tear gas, rubber bullets, less-than-lethal rounds to “terrorize protesters;” and instead to use nonviolent deactivation tactics and tactics that respect the public’s right to protest, including those who use civil disobedience to get arrested.
  • Stop surveilling activists in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

“This is only a first step” toward ending racism, Abegaz said. “This list is a working list and the beginning of a relationship with elected officials.”

Many people held up flowers, and took a knee when asked by organizers. People sang. Native Americans smudged a line of people as Rep. Ruth Anna Buffalo, D-Fargo, and others, spoke about the fight for equality.

“Is this really going to happen?” said organizer Ritchell Aboah, who is running for Fargo City Commission. “Now it’s up to us to hold our elected officials accountable for this change.”

Organizer Joseph Lewis said they’re working on this like a five-year project.

Wess Philome and Angelina Zokego were also involved.[4]

BLM riots?

May 2020, after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis rioting broke out in Fargo North Dakota. A State of Emergency was declared, and Governor Doug Burgum brought in the National Guard to help restore order.

The aftermath to the mayhem in Fargo not only brought people together for cleanup efforts Sunday, but Black Lives Matter organizers condemned the violence and told the Forum that the “perpetrators were not part of their group.”

So, who were the perpetrators? Were they locals? People from out of state? A mixture? As you can see in this report from KFGO, 8 of the 10 arrested Saturday night were either from Fargo or West Fargo.

As you might imagine, there’s more to the story. According to chat messages obtained by The Minuteman, certain individuals associated with Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America were engaged in coordinating Saturday night’s activities.

Among the names in the aforementioned chat messages are Jamaal Abegaz, Zac Echola (a self-proclaimed member of Antifa), and social media troll Ron Gaul. You’ll also see the name “Ruth”. Our source — a group called Specter — says this is State Representative Ruth Anna Buffalo (D – District 27), but we’ve not been able to confirm that.[5]

Communist friends

Prairie Rose Seminole July 13 2019·

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Unexpected blessings in Philadelphia. Attending Netroots Nation 2019 and my nephew, my oldest nephew, Koda Fountain saw that I was in the same town and reached out to me. I hadn’t seen Koda in probably close to 25 years! His mom Linda Fountain had brought him closer to us when he was young and they moved away. Most of us kids were still young when they moved, as I’m only 9 years and some months ol... See More — with Crystal Echo Hawk, Libero Della Piana, Judith LeBlanc, Sarah Sunshine, Ruth Anna Buffalo, Koda Fountain and Deb Haaland.

Communists and and a socialist

OJ Semans - Four Directions· July 13 2019·

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Rosebud Four Directions with my daughter Donna Semans far right, my wife and sole mate Barb Semans next to me and ND Senator Ruth Anna Buffalo to my right, Judith LeBlanc NOA, Libero Della Piana AJS, Monique Daily Kos.

DSA Women's Caucus Facebook group

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Members of the DSA Women's Caucus closed Facebook group, as of August 25, 2017 included Ruth Anna Buffalo .[6]

Socialist Feminist Working Group

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Melanie Angel, Ruth Anna Buffalo, Kara Gloe, Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America Socialist Feminist Working Group.

WALKING IN TWO WORLD EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT

STANDING ROCK YOUTH SERVICES PRESENTS: WALKING IN TWO WORLD EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT

September 28, 2017

Prairie Knight Casino and Resort- Pavilion

46 miles south of Mandan, ND on Hwy 1806

MC: Nola Taken Alive

9:00am - Opening Prayer: Sisseton Youth Group/ Standing Rock Youth Group 9:15am - Keynote: Chance Rush 9:50am - Interactive Tile Art: Steven Paul Judd 10:30am - “Women in the Lead”

Moderator: Candice Brings Plenty[7]

Comrades

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Ruth Anna Buffalo with Zac Echola and Janel Herald Fargo North Dakota January 22 2018.

Building a Progressive Democracy Together

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Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America shared an event, June 5 2018.

We're teaming up with the Dem-Npl Hispanic Caucus of North Dakota, the New Nonpartisan League, Our Revolution, Ruth Anna Buffalo, and others to share some food and camaraderie on Thursday. Come on out and join us.

THU, JUN 7

Building a Progressive Democracy Together.

Team

Freedom Road.us team, July 2018.

2018 endorsements

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Red River Valley Democratic Socialists of America 2018 endorsements Kara Gloe, Ruth Anna Buffalo.

DSA Elected Officials, March 2019

From a March 6, 2019 by DSA National Electoral Committee statement "DSA Elected Officials Support Teacher Power and Working People Everywhere."

Endorsing Democratic Socialists of America members included Ruth Anna Buffalo, State Representative, North Dakota.

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